To get across the point that he is a lesser than those he speaks to.
The irony is that Tom is more educated then Huck, but makes it very complicated to free Jim, instead of doing it the simple way.
The correct answer is C. He mistakes Cesario for Sebastian and thinks that Sebastian is refusing to recognize him. It is true that Viola disguised herself as Cesario, but it is Antonio who mistakes him to be Sebastian, and becomes angry at his 'betrayal'
b) novel
a novel is more likely than any of the other options
